D# Augmented Piano Chord
Root
D#3rd
FX♯5th
BE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
FX
B
The Notes in a D# Augmented Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a D# Augmented chord is D#.
The 3rd
The third of a D# Augmented chord is FX. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding FX from D# step by step:
- Start on: D#
- Step 1: move up to E
- Step 2: move up to E#
- Step 3: move up to F#
- Step 4: Land on FX
3rd
FXRoot
D#1
2
3
- E is a minor second above D#.
- E# is a major 2nd above D#.
- F# is a minor third above D#.
- FX is a major third above D#.
The Sharp Fifth
The sharp fifth of a D# Augmented chord is B. The sharp fifth is down four half-steps from the Root (a major third down).
Finding B from D# step by step:
- Start on: D#
- Step 1: move down to CX
- Step 2: move down to C#
- Step 3: move down to B#
- Step 4: Land on B
♯5th
BRoot
D#1
2
3
- CX is a minor second below D#.
- C# is a major 2nd below D#.
- B# is a minor third below D#.
- B is a major third below D#. The sharp fifth is down a major third? Confusing, right? The note B is down 4 half-steps from D#, but up 8 half-steps from D#:
♯5th
BRoot
D#1
2
3
4
5
6
7
The Inversions of D# Augmented
Root Position
Root
D#3rd
FX♯5th
BE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D#
FX
B
1st Inversion
3rd
FX♯5th
BRoot
D#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
FX
B
D#
2nd Inversion
♯5th
BRoot
D#3rd
FXE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
B
D#
FX
